New Delhi: India’s efforts to procure 114 more Rafale fighter aircraft has made headway with France responding to a Letter of Request (LOR) from New Delhi. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) – India’s apex military procurement body – had in February cleared the purchase of military hardware worth Rs 3.6 lakh crore, including 114 Rafale jets under the MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft) programme. France is expected to supply 20 Rafale jets in fly-away condition while the remaining will be made in India. The IAF now operates 36 Rafale fighter jets bought from France at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore. India also ordered 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets from France in April 2025 for the Navy, which will operate them from its two aircraft carriers.